An article entitled "Exploring Hakka Culture and Folk Custom"

Xi Zhi Village is located in the south of Liancheng County, where there are four Hakka surnames: Huang, Yang, Qiu and Hua, among which Huang and Yang are the majority. The villagers in Xi Zhi village attach importance to the construction of ancestral temples, which stems from the traditional virtues of Hakka people's cautious pursuit of the future and respect for their ancestors. Some of these ancient buildings in Ming and Qing dynasties are dedicated to ancestors, and the rest are composite buildings combining temples and houses. It is generally built in Hakka area [nine halls and eighteen wells], with comfortable courtyard, carved beams and painted buildings, cornices and beautiful scenery.

Yang's surname [Yuxi Gong Temple] was built in the last years of Kangxi to commemorate the ancestor of Yang's surname Yuxi Gong. The whole building covers an area of more than 5,000 square meters and has 10 1 room. At present, there are still more than 700 descendants of Gong. It is said that ancestral temple buildings face the Forbidden City in Beijing, and folk buildings are the same as royal buildings, which is a big taboo. Therefore, Mr. Kan Yu deliberately made a fuss about the name of the stone archway at the gate. The [South from Light] on the archway was written by He, a famous calligrapher in Qing Dynasty. If you don't pay attention to every word, it's hard to detect. According to the descendants of Yang who lived in the building, the purpose of this design is to achieve [institutionalization], and so on. The architectural design of Yuxi Temple is a typical frame structure. Dismantling the wallboard and door leaf of the ninth hall in the house can just pave 18 patio positions, put 120 square tables to entertain guests, and air 99 loads of millet, which is more than enough. Its grand architecture and scientific layout are amazing.

The surname Huang [Cui Ugly Palace Temple] was granted by the Qing court for its good deeds. In the 18th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, the son of Cui Chou was built to show his parents' good deeds all his life, which took eight years to complete. This building is ornate in decoration and exquisite in craftsmanship, which is rare in Hakka residential buildings in western Fujian. The gatehouse has a glazed tile roof, an upturned crocodile horn with gold foil and a resplendent Jin Lan at the bottom of Phnom Penh. The four pillars of the front hall top beam are decorated with red paint; There are exquisite hollow carvings on the lower hall and the middle door screen, such as Meizhu, Xi Shou and Four Treasures of the Study. All the beams and columns are engraved with legendary story patterns such as [Twenty-four Filial Piety], [Ziyi Guo Birthday] and [Su Wu Shepherd]. The corridors in the hall and the walls of the lower hall are painted with ink and wash landscapes; The gold foil collage of the shrine is dazzling. The color of banlan fills the whole house with joy and charm.

Hakkas in Xi Zhi Village attach great importance to the gatehouse building. The gatehouse is the [facade] of the house, which embodies the identity of the owner of the house and also incorporates the geomantic theory of Zhouyi. There is a local saying called "one thousand-pound gatehouse, four or two houses". Huang's surname is a vivid manifestation of people's attention to gatehouse architecture. Shimenlou is nearly six meters high with a column diameter of 1.2 meters. The top of Shimen Building is carved with figures, birds and beasts, dragons and pearls, all of which are fine granite. The structure is seamless and magnificent. Walking into the ancient houses in Xi Zhi Village, every ancient house has a distant legend, and every ancient house has a touching story, which inherits the glory and pride of our ancestors. Gengfugong Temple, Wandegong Temple, Wugang Temple, Guishan Temple, Siwan Hall and Guan Yi Hall are built in deep houses and ancient courtyards. Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Province Province, separated from Fujian Province by water, is inhabited by descendants of the Kaiji people. According to genealogy records, Deng Bingong, the third granddaddy, started his business in Taiwan Province during Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty. He was the first surname in western Fujian to go to Taiwan Province, and now there are thousands of people in Kaohsiung. Across the sea, we often ask each other about each other's local accent.